About Lauren Bennett Expertise I am a computer science major and my dad is an Electric Engineering, so my life has revolved around computers. For as long as I can remember, I have been buying and selling computers. I tend to travel a lot, so I have always had a laptop. I have bought 5 of them for myself, and bought around 30-40 for friends and family. I have dealt with the good and the bad of various version and brand names. If you are in need of buying a laptop, feel free to contact me and I'm sure I will be able to guide you into purchasing the laptop that will be the best fit for you. I will custom build you computers for you to choose from so you can get an exact idea of what to go and buy when you do it yourself and so that you have an exact price. However, I am in the USA and am only knowledgeable about computers here in the US. I do not know about foreign currency or the quality of computer brand names outside the US.
Experience B.S. in Computer Science. Buying and selling for years. Assisting friends/family.
Question QUESTION: Hi Lauren,
This is what i built on Dell, am i over doing it??? I did noyt take the 4 year warranty because this dell is for me, where i got the warranty for my son who is going to college. I have Office 2007, so i do not need it, i added the bigger HD because of saving lots of pictures. Is this price reasonable?? Thanks again!!
Steve
ANSWER: hey i didn't get the specs or the price of the laptop :)
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QUESTION: Hi,
Sorry about that, here are the specs...I am used to a powerful desktop, this is my first laptop, so i respect the opinion you give because your were very helpful with my son's laptop:
SYSTEM COMPONENTS
E1505 Dual Core Qty 1
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7200 (2.00GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667MHz FSB), FREE Upgrade to Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium with 1GB of memory Unit Price $2,064.00
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Module Description Show Details
Inspiron E1505 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7200 (2.00GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667MHz FSB)
Operating System (Office software not included) FREE Upgrade to Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium with 1GB of memory
LCD Panel 15.4 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen SXGA+ Display with TrueLife™
Memory 2GB DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHZ, 2 DIMM
Video Card 256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory™
Hard Drive 160GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
Network Card and Modem Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0
Combo or DVD+RW Drive 8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Sound Options Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™HD Software Edition
Wireless Networking Cards Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N
Office Software No productivity suite- Includes Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed) McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 36-months
Primary Battery 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Warranty and Service 1Yr Ltd Warranty and At-Home Service
Dell On Call Dell On Call, 30day, Getting started Assistance, unlimited incidents
Accident and Theft Protection 1Yr LoJack for Laptops Theft Protection (CD Shipped Separately)
Internet Access Service 6 Months America Online Internet Access Included
Miscellaneous Award Winning Service, Support
Dell Digital Entertainment Trial pack- Basic and trial products from Corel and Yahoo
Processor Branding Intel Centrino Core Duo Processor
Labels Windows Vista™ Premium
TOTAL:$1,548.00
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I will pass on the 4 year warranty because this is not a primary computer in the house..Thanks again!!
STEVE
ANSWER: It's definitely a powerful computer!! :) You'll be happy with the speed and power of it. Besides me still going for the 3 year PC Care Bundle warranty, I fully approve!
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QUESTION: Thanks, but for the money, is it over priced, and am i spending to much with a new platform coming out in the next couple of months...Thanks again!!
Steve
Answer You would be fine with 1 GB of RAM. I have the same configuration you do on your computer except I have 1 GB of RAM and it still runs wonderfully. So you'd save a decent amount of money by sticking with 1 GB of RAM at 667 MHz.
Also, how much will you be traveling with the computer? You may not need the LoJack theft and accidental damage on there. I've had laptops for years and never accidentally damaged one or lost one. I only get it because it comes with that 3 year bundle. If not, I wouldn't pay extra for it.
Does the Dell On Call come with it or are you paying for that? If you are paying for that, you won't ever use it.
Are you going to use the 160 GB hard drive? Especially since it isn't your main computer, you probably won't use much of it. My laptop isn't my main computer either so I only get an 80 GB hard drive and I'm only using about 20% of it and I've got a decent amount of pictures and music on here.
